In order for you to participate in the IIB, you need a J-1 intern visa. The SUNY New Paltz Center for International Programs is authorized to issue DS-2019's for students accepted into the Institute for International Business. The DS-2019 is the document you will need to take to your local U.S. consulate or embassy to obtain a J-1 visa.
Once you have been accepted to the IIB, in order for us to issue the DS-2019 we will need the following documents:
- A signed financial support statement if you are being financially supported by someone other than yourself such as a parent, employer, or any other type of sponsor. This statement says that this sponsor is willing and able to support you for the duration of your stay. (#9. on the application form below provides such a statement and a place for your sponsor's signature.)
- A bank statement from your bank or your sponsor's bank verifying that
you or your sponsor has access to at least $12,000 USD. This amount
includes the program fee of $9,950 and the cost of textbooks (which may
cost over $200), personal expenses, meals in New York City, and
emergency funds (which we hope you will not have to use). - An application for the DS-2019 *. This application must be signed by you (and your sponsor if you are being sponsored) and mailed to us with the bank statement as soon as possible after you have been accepted to the program. You will then take it to the nearest US Consulate or embassy to get your J-1 visa.
The timely submission of these documents is crucial, as some students have experienced delays in obtaining their J-1 visas in recent programs. Please mail to:
Institute for International Business
250 VLC Annex
SUNY New Paltz
1 Hawk Drive.
New Paltz, NY 12561
USA
